Role overview

This is a fully remote, independent contractor opportunity with an initial six-month duration and potential for extension. As a Legal Fellow with the Human Frontier Collective, you will contribute your legal expertise to advance AI systems by evaluating generative models and providing feedback on their performance across legal domains.

Key responsibilities

Engage in collaborative projects with partnered AI labs and platforms to evaluate the accuracy and regulatory alignment of AI model outputs.
Design complex real-world scenarios and assess model performance across domains including compliance, litigation, case law, and contract analysis.
Provide targeted, detailed feedback to improve AI system reasoning and decision-making capabilities in legal contexts.
Collaborate with Scale’s research team to co-author technical reports and research publications that contribute to the academic field.
Participate in an interdisciplinary community of researchers and domain experts working on high-impact AI challenges.

Requirements

Hold a Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Laws (LLM), or be currently enrolled in a 2L or 3L program at a prestigious law school.
Possess bar admission in any jurisdiction, though this is strongly preferred rather than strictly required.
Have professional experience working as an attorney, legal associate, legal analyst, counsel, law clerk, in-house counsel, legal researcher, or law professor.
Demonstrate expertise in legal research, regulatory framework analysis, constitutional law, case law interpretation, and legal brief drafting.
Be detail-oriented with strong analytical skills and a collaborative mindset; prior AI experience is valued but not required.
Be authorized to work in your country of residence, as this is a fully remote position.

What makes this role worth considering

You will work with a global network of academics and experts from leading institutions, with 80% of collective members coming from top-tier organizations. The flexible schedule allows 10–40 hour weeks to fit around your other commitments, while offering meaningful opportunities to shape how AI systems handle critical legal decision-making and to advance your professional profile through published research.